The glamour of air travel - its aspirational meaning in the public imagination - disappeared before its luxury did, dissipating as flying gradually became commonplace.

Glamour is translucent — not transparent, not opaque. It invites us into the world but it doesn’t give us a completely clear picture.

The glamour of air travel - its aspirational meaning in the public imagination - disappeared before its luxury did, dissipating as flying gradually became commonplace.

In a dynamic, decentralized system of individual choice and responsibility, people do not have to trust any authority but their own.

Medicare is immune from the competitive pressures that force private insurers to pay attention to what patients and doctors want.

Glamour is all about transcending this world and getting to an idealized, perfect place.

How we feel about the evolving future tells us who we are as individuals and as a civilization: Do we search for stasis-a regulated, engineered world? Or do we embrace dynamism-a world of constant creation, discovery, and competition?